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Re: All of the vehicle license plates available in America

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Post by error503 »

blamazon wrote: post #28
beardyw wrote: post #24

Do they do NPR, number plate recognition, in the US. There is a lot of it in the UK, in fact I think average speed checks are based on them. I would have thought it would be hard with all that decoration.

We call it ALPR - Automatic License Plate Recognition and it is both controversial and omnipresent. Average speed checks are not a thing here, ALPR is used primarily for toll collection ("pay by plate") and secondarily for law enforcement and asset reposession. (If you drive with a suspended license or don't pay a car loan, a mobile ALPR may bust you) Most plates are still legible to these systems despite the decorat…

Parking enforcement too.

Re: All of the vehicle license plates available in America

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Post by B1FF_PSUVM »

tremon wrote: post #155
reaperducer wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Second place seems to be missing from the site: https://duischoolnv.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Nevada-Au...

Ouch, that hurts. Did that designer fail to grok the Moebius strip?

Perhaps it would be hard to paint that with different colors on each side ...

Re: All of the vehicle license plates available in America

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Post by haswell »

gambiting wrote: post #180
coldpie wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The theory is they'll just drive anyway without a license. Plus in many/most parts of the US, a car is effectively required to live, so removing one's ability to drive is a seriously major punishment. The whiskey plate indicates to other drivers that the car could be more dangerous than expected, and yes, I think the shame is supposed to be a component as well. It's harm reduction, not a perfect solution. I don't kno…

>>so removing one's ability to drive is a seriously major punishment. Being caught drunk driving 3(!!!) times is a seriously major crime. I'm a strong advocate for a complete driving ban after a single drunk driving episode, 3 is just crazy to me. I get the argument that in US that basically makes it impossible to get anywhere without a car but I don't know - get a bicycle or something, literally anything is preferab…

Depending on location, a bicycle is not a viable alternative. Driving is a condition of living if food is 30 minutes of driving into town.

I’m am not advocating for lax DUI laws, but a driving ban is the equivalent of house arrest or forced relocation for some people/locations unless they have people who can help them with transportation.

Moving to a city with public transit would provide the most autonomy, but would also mean uprooting one’s life, leaving family behind, etc.

The total impact is indeed very harsh, even if it is necessary for the safety of others.

Re: All of the vehicle license plates available in America

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Post by gambiting »

calpaterson wrote: post #148
jdietrich wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>in the UK people don't get their driving licence taken away that often In England and Wales, a drink-driving offence would attract a minimum of a 12 month disqualification unless there are very compelling mitigating factors. On a second offence (or a serious first offence), you would usually have to undergo a medical examination and re-take your driving test to get your license back. https://www.sentencingcouncil.or…

One in five continue to drive: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-10304829/Mo...

....illegally. That's a problem of nearly non-existing enforcement in the UK, not the toughness of law.

Re: All of the vehicle license plates available in America

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Post by gambiting »

NoMoreNicksLeft wrote: post #166
nunez wrote: post #73

> Yes, license plates are still made by cheap prison labor in most states. 80% of all license plates issued in the U.S. today were made by state prisoners, with only 12 states opting out of the practice. According to a 2022 ACLU report on prison labor in the U.S., many states offer no pay at all to prisoners, while the average hourly wage across the country was between 13 and 52 cents per hour So slavery's not dead,…

If this is "slavery"... why should anyone care? The idea that they can be forced to work without pay bothers you, but that they can be forced to live in a cage doesn't?

Because literally no prisoner in the USA has been explicitly sentenced to this. If you are in prison your sentence is almost certainly restriction of your freedom for a period of time, and not imprisonment + "being forced to work". The fact that the prison system can benefit off of that should offend you and you should be outraged that this is happening across the country.

Re: All of the vehicle license plates available in America

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Post by gambiting »

haswell wrote: post #183
gambiting wrote: post #180

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>>so removing one's ability to drive is a seriously major punishment. Being caught drunk driving 3(!!!) times is a seriously major crime. I'm a strong advocate for a complete driving ban after a single drunk driving episode, 3 is just crazy to me. I get the argument that in US that basically makes it impossible to get anywhere without a car but I don't know - get a bicycle or something, literally anything is preferab…

Depending on location, a bicycle is not a viable alternative. Driving is a condition of living if food is 30 minutes of driving into town. I’m am not advocating for lax DUI laws, but a driving ban is the equivalent of house arrest or forced relocation for some people/locations unless they have people who can help them with transportation. Moving to a city with public transit would provide the most autonomy, but would…

>>Depending on location, a bicycle is not a viable alternative.

I understand. That doesn't change my stance on the matter.

Re: All of the vehicle license plates available in America

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Post by madengr »

blamazon wrote: post #11
spiderice wrote: post #6

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I’m just wondering why they’re allowed to drive at all after 3 DUIs.

In Mississippi, one of those two aforementioned states, it's perfectly legal to drink and drive (with an open container in your hand!) as long as you stay below 0.08 BAC. (Nit: it's legal at a state level but municipalities and counties are allowed to dictate more rules on drunk driving - most don't, but YMMV)

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